Lantern.



- W. s. HAMMKT. F. A.'SGHUETZ.

LANTERN. APPLICATION FILED 001'. 23, 1909.

Patented May 2, 1911;

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WILLIAM S. HAMM, OF HUBBARD WOODS, AND FRANK A. SCI-IUETZ, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO THE ADAMS 85 VJESTLAKE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLI- NOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LANTERN.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. HAMM,

a resident of Hubbard Woods, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, and FRANK A. SCHUETZ, a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to lanterns especially adapted for the use of trainmen; and its objects are to improve the construction of the frame of the lantern and the means for retaining the oil pot in place.

The invention consists of a structure such as is hereinafter described, and as isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of the lantern; Fig. 2 is a detail plan section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional detail of the lantern frame showing the guard ring and the manner of attaching the same to the frame elements; Fig. 4 is a similar detail showing a modified form of construction; and Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sec tion showing a modified form of the fontholding mechanism.

The lantern is provided with a guard frame or cage comprising uprights 10 and secured together by a plurality of rings, as illustrated at 11, 12 and 13. These uprights may be flat bars, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, or wire, as shown at 14 (Fig. 4). The binding rings 11, 12 and 13 may be of any desired form in cross-section, as shown being, respectively, of an angle bar and a round bar or piece of wire.

The uprights 10 are bowed inwardly, their knees 15 defining the juncture of the body portion of the lantern frame with its base portion. A guard ring 16, shown as formed of a piece of sheet metal, is fitted between the several knees 15, and is secured to the uprights 10 by means of downwardly-ex tending lugs 17, provided adjacent their ends with wings 18, which are folded against the side faces of the members 10, or around the member 14, as shown at 19, and then may be secured to these upright members by the application of molten tin, or similar material.

A ring 20, having adjacent its marginal Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 23, 1909.

Patented May 2, 1911. Serial No. 524,210.

edge an upstanding bead 21, is mounted upon the guard ring 16 and provides a seat for the lantern globe 22. An oil pot, provided with a'burner 23, is seated within a cup 24, having two diameters, its lower portion providing a snug fit for the pot and its upper portion being spaced apart therefrom, its walls being perforated, as shown at 25, to provide the necessary draft. The cup '24 is removably secured to the guard ring 16 by means of spring catches 26, 27, engaging apertures in lugs 28, 29, projecting downwardly in the ring. In the preferred form of construction, as shown in Fig. 3, these lugs extend between adjacent lugs 17, though as shown at 30 in Fig. 4 they may be of less length than the distance between these guard ring attaching lugs. As shown, the catches 26 are carried by leaf springs 31, 32, which are riveted to the outer face of the cup 24 and extend circumferentially thereof, the lower end of the catches being turned inwardly, as shown at 33, and projecting through suitable apertures in the walls of the cup and being then turned laterally to form hooks, as 34, to limit the outward movement.

In applying the cup to the lantern the springs 31, 32, are compressed to permit the upper ends of the catches 26, 27, to pass within the lugs 28, 29, and spring outwardly through their apertures upon the release of the compressive action.

As shown in Fig. 5, each of the retaining catches, as 35, is formed of a single strap of metal, the lower end of which projects through an aperture in the wall of the cup 24 and rests upon the shoulder 36 which unites the two sections of the cup, and is secured thereto by any suitable means, as

shown by a rivet 37. The body portion 38 of this strap constitutes the spring which holds the catch 35 in engagement with the guard ring lug, the upper end of the strap being folded inwardly, as shown at 39, and extended through a suitable aperture in the wall of the cup and bent downwardly, as shown at 40', to provide a stop for limiting the outward movement.

The wick-raising stem is shown at 41 and projects outwardly through the wall of the cup 24. As the oil pot is free to turn in the cup 24, the burner may be in threaded engagement with it, the cup being turned to such position as to permit the wick-raising stem to fall into the notch in the upper edge of the cup provided for its reception.

As thus constructed the lantern frame, while being strong and rigid, is easily assembled, the oil pot is so housed within the cup that it may be readily removed therefrom for filling and repairs, and is with its cup easily applied to and removed from the frame and is securely held in place by the spring catches.

Vi e claim as our inventionl. In a lantern, in combination, a frame, a

and engageable with the apertures of the flanges.

2. In a lantern, 1n comb1nat1on, a frame, a

flat guard ring attached thereto and having a pendent inner flange, outstanding downturned apertured flange sections at its outer margin, a cup fitting upon the inner flange, spring fingers attached to the cup and engageable with the apertures of the outer flange sections.

3. In a lantern, in combination, a guard frame, a flat guard ring attached thereto and having a downturned inner flange and apertured flanges at its outer edge, a cup fitting the inner flange, leaf springs secured to the outer surface of the cup and extending longitudinally, and fingers carried by the springs and engageable with the apertured flanges. I I VILLIAM S. HAMM. FRANK A. SGHUETZ. WVitnesses:

LOUIS K. GILLSON, E. lVLKLATOHER.

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